| cost | |
| 1. v. To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price. | |
| This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30. | |
| It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world. | |
| 2. v. To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of. | |
| Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives. | |
| 3. v. To require to be borne or suffered; to cause. | |
| 4. v. To calculate or estimate a price. | |
| I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand. | |
| 5. n. Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used. | |
| The total cost of the new complex was an estimated $1.5 million. | |
| We have to cut costs if we want to avoid bankruptcy. | |
| The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago. | |
| 6. n. A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur. | |
| Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health. | |
| The army won the battle decisively, but at a cost of many lives. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) Manner; way; means; available course; contrivance. | |
| 8. n. Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic. | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) A rib; a side. | |
| 10. n. (heraldry) A cottise. | |
